Commander addresses local vets

Story Highlights

Commander addresses local vets

Honoring veterans--Col. Timothy Beckner, commander, McAlester Army Ammunition Plant (MCAAP), addresses more than 150 attendees of American Legion Post 79's Annual Early Bird Dinner Sept. 28. Looking on are David Clemons, 1st Vice Commander and Jim Barton, Commander. MCAAP is the premier provider of bombs for the Department of Defense. (U.S. Army photo by Mark Hughes)

Col. Timothy Beckner, commander, McAlester Army Ammunition Plant (MCAAP), thanks Mr. Alvie Carney, with his wife Wanda by his side, for his service as a Marine who fought on Iwo Jima during World War II. MCAAP is the premier bomb provider for the Department of Defense.